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A61B5/00—Detecting, measuring or recording for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons

A61B5/22—Ergometry; Measuring muscular strength or the force of a muscular blow

A61B5/224—Measuring muscular strength

A—HUMAN NECESSITIES

A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE

A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION

A61B5/00—Detecting, measuring or recording for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons

A61B5/103—Detecting, measuring or recording devices for testing the shape, pattern, colour, size or movement of the body or parts thereof, for diagnostic purposes

A61B5/11—Measuring movement of the entire body or parts thereof, e.g. head or hand tremor, mobility of a limb

A61B5/1107—Measuring contraction of parts of the body, e.g. organ, muscle

A—HUMAN NECESSITIES

A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE

A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION

A61B2505/00—Evaluating, monitoring or diagnosing in the context of a particular type of medical care

A61B2505/05—Surgical care

Abstract

1497195 Force indication RAMOT UNIVERSITY AUTHORITY FOR ALLIED RESEARCH & INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT Ltd 14 April 1976 [24 April 1975] 15395/76 Heading G1W A force applying tool having a bar 2 arranged to be deflected by the force applied is provided with a force indicator comprising a pair of stops 14, 16 carried by the bar, a frame 18 enclosing the stops and engaging stop 14, and a load sensing member 22 situated between the frame and stop 16 so as to be subjected to compression as the force is applied by the tool. The load sensing member may be a photoelastic member covered by a circular polarizer, and may be viewed directly by the user as an indication of the force applied. A screw 26 forming part of stop 16 allows the indicator to be adjusted for temperature and zeroed. The tool may be a surgical tool.